Improved implement foe lighting gas



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TO ALL-WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. HoUcHIN, of Morrisana., in the county oflfll'estchester, New York, have invented, made, and applied to use a newand useful Implement for Lighting Gras; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, andco'rrect description of my invention, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, in which- Y Figure 1 is a front view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the same.

In the drawings, like parts of the invention are designated by the sameletters of reference.

The nature of my invention consists in certain improvements in theconstruction and operation of an improved implement for lighting gas, asmore fully hereinafter set forth.

y To enable those skilled in 'the arts to make and use my invention, Iwill describe its` construction and operation.

A shows the receiver for the alcohol or other spirit employed, placed atthe lower end of a tube, B. This receiver is provided with an opening to`allow the,alcohol to be introduced into the same, which opening may beclosed by a nut,'a. l b Iat its opposite end. This tube may be of anydesired length, and may be bent or curved in any direction deemed bestfor the purpose intended. The wick-chamber C consists of a tubularreceptacle secured upon the end of the tube B, which thus'is made tocommunicate directly with it, into which the wick D is introduced, thewiel: passing through the short tube B2 attached to the lower end of thewick-chamber. Such being the construction', the operation is as follows:The receivei` being supplied with alcohol or other spirit suitable forthe purpose, and tbe wick-chamber being charged with wick, which is alsopassed through the tube B2, in orderl to charge the wick-chamber, thetorch or implements is simply inverted, by which the-alcohol or otherspirit contained in thereeeiverAis made to pass through the tube intothe wick-chamber C, saturating the wick contained therein; and thisoperation is repeated from time to time, as it may be deemed necessaryto supply alcohol or other suitable spirit to the wick. i

The particular advantage resulting from placing the receiver A. atornear th'e lower end of the tube B, is that-it is so far removed from theburner that all danger of explosion and liability of the same toevaporate is thoroughly guarded against, while by combining the samewith a tube and wick-chamber, as shown, a useful and convenient articlefor generalv-use'is obtained.

Having'thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

v1. I claim placing a receiver, A, at the lower end of a tube, B, forthe purposes fully described.

2.- 'lhe combination of a receiver, A, tube B, and wick-chamber 0,'whenthe same shall be constructed substantially as described for thepurposes set forth. t

' THOMAS W. HOUCHIN.

Witnesses:

A. SIDNEY DOANE, j Guo. W. Woon.

B is a tube communicating with the receiver A, and with thewick-'chamber C secured

